Informative Speech About Beijing

Speech Topic:

Living in Beijing

Rhetorical Purpose:
To inform my audience about living in one of the fastest developing cities in the world, especially working conditions and opportunities there. Meanwhile, the different between New York City and Beijing.

Audience Analysis:
(Refer to chapter on Audience Analysis)(RU Core Goal: a)
Summarize Audience demographics, prior exposure/knowledge, common ground/interest, disposition/attitude, and situational characteristics.

Recognizing that China is becoming a major economic force in the world, and anyone going into any kind of business should be more educated about China. Since most of the audiences are college students who will start their businesses after graduation, China is a good place

It is important to be knowledgeable about how Beijing can be an ideal place to live and work.

IV.
Speaker’s Credibility:

I have been living in Beijing for many years where I have witnessed many top 500 companies start to build up their branches here and an increasing number of foreigners live here. Also, I have studied working conditions and opportunities for my audiences to work in Beijing, and the difference between Beijing and NYC.

V.
Preview of Main Points:
First, I will discuss some basic information about Beijing, including living cost, transportation, entertainment. Meanwhile, I will compare Beijing and NYC to figure the difference between these two cities. Second, I will discuss how people think of Beijing. Finally, I will discuss working condition and opportunities in Beijing.

Body
Write in complete sentences. Important: Include evidence in sub-points, as applicable (i.e., refer to source in each sub-point by paraphrasing, quoting, or summarizing with a citation following APA format – 6th edition), and insert transitions between main points. Refer to chapters on Researching Your Speech and Outlining Your Speech.
I.
Main Point

There are up to 100 ethic groups in China, of which 56 are recognized by the Chinese government. With a population of nearly 1.4 billion people in china, speaks up to 300 languages and dialects. In Southern China, where two towns next to each other, people would rarely speak the same dialect.

Sub-point B: (w/source citation, if applicable)
Smog problem in Beijing. According to China’s Ministry of Environment Protection. In November 2017, the average PM 2.5 concentration in Beijing was the lowest for the month it has been in five years. The environment ministry implemented stringent anti-pollution measures in Beijing, and urged heavy industry to shut down or suspend.

Sub-point C: (w/source citation, if applicable)
China is a police country where you cannot talk about political events openly. Chinese today is very outspoken. On Internet, restaurant, cafes, people openly criticize the corrupted government officials, complain the inappropriate policies. There is no police and solider all over the country watching the daily life of the ordinary people.

Transition:
Since people have better understanding of China, let’s discuss about the most concerned topic-work conditions and opportunities for foreigners in Beijing

III.
Main Point Three:
Working condition is getting better and better, and numerous potential opportunities are waited to be dig